It was the best weather day so far that week with sunny skies and a temperature in the low 70's. It was a short drive to visit the Whakarewarewa Village which was adjacent to Te Puia. The M\u0101ori people lived in the village and charged a separate admission fee from Te Puia. We had booked the 9 AM guided tour to visit the village. It was the second time we had done the tour: the first time was in 2023. Not much had changed, but it was interesting to see the village again. The tour guide talked about the M\u0101ori way of life in the villlage: using the heat from the hot springs to cook their food and diverting water from the hot springs into baths . A highlight of the tour was getting served an ear of corn that had been cooked in the Parekohoru hot spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the tour we visited an overlook of the Te Puia side that had a nice view of Geyser Flat containing P\u014dhutu and the other major geysers. At the same time Graham was spending his day at Te Puia, and he communicated to us periodically the status of Kerer\u016b: it was quiet, so he was waiting for a major eruption. At the overlook I was able to see Graham standing on the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tour stopped only for a few minutes at the overlook, and then we circled back to the village area to the Korotiotio boiling spring which was very steamy. In the past this spring had been used for cooking until the 1870's when a M\u0101ori woman fell into the pool and died. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/sjs.sputs.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260305_225300067-1024x576.jpg\")
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